El 31 de Enero nos
levantamos a las 6:00am listos para irnos para la Isla Fraser. La Isla Fraser es la isla de arena mas
grande del mundo, seguida por las islas Stradbroke y Moreton; todas ellas en
Australia.
Como primera medida nos
dieron instrucciones de como manejar en la arena y que precauciones debiamos
tener mientras manejabamos en la playa.
Nos dividimos en los grupos
que nos asignaron ayer, nos asignaron el carro que vamos a manejar y empacamos
nuestras cosas. A eso de las
9:00am empezamos a manejar hacia el ferry que nos pasa de Inskip a la Isla
Fraser. El ferry solo toma unos 15
minutos. Desembarcamos en esta
maravillosa isla y empezamos a manejar en la playa; desafortunadamente
estabamos en marea alta asi que nos toco tomar una carretera por la mitad de la
isla. Despues de mas o menos una
hora de manejar paramos a almorzar.
Despues fuimos al Lago Mackenzie… uno de los lugares mas bonitos de la
isla. El Lago Mackenzie es de
arena completamente blanca y el agua es agua lluvia lo que lo hace super
cristalino. Estuvimos un poco mas
de una hora pero pudimos haber estado dias enteros disfrutando de este hermoso
lugar.
En el camino al camping
vimos un Dingo, una especie de perro salvaje que solo existe en Australia, se
cree que es descendiente de perros semi-domesticados del Sudeste Asiatico.
En la noche hicimos comida
con todo el grupo basados en las instrucciones que nos dieron, nos tomamos unas
cervezas y estuvimos en la playa viendo las estrellas.
El 1 de Febrero nos
levantamos a las 7:00am y nos alistamos para el segundo dia de esta aventura en
la Isla Fraser. Primero fuimos a
las Piscinas Champagne, la vista de la playa es maravillosa. En la caminada a las piscinas tuvimos
la oportunidad de ver tortugas y un tiburon pequeño desde la cima de la
montaña.
Luego fuimos a un lugar
llamado Indian Head; este lugar es absolutamente hermoso. Desde la vista de las dos playas hasta
la vida silvestre que se ve desde este lugar es espectacular. Vimos delfines, rayas y muchos
cardumenes de peces.
Despues fuimos a la Quebrada
Eli. Estuvimos alli un par de
horas disfrutando del agua de manantial que corre desde la mitad de la isla
hasta el océano.
En la tarde, en el camino al
camping, paramos en las ruinas de Maheno, un barco que se hundio en la Isla
Fraser. Este barco lo llevaban
para Japon pero se hundio en la Isla Fraser debido a un cyclone.
Llegamos al campamento y la
comida era carne en el BBQ.
El 2 de Febrero, debido a la
marea, el guia nos dijo que nos teniamos que levantar muy temprano para poder
manejar en la playa y llegar al Lago Wabby. En el camino al Lago Wabby nos encontramos los aviones que
hacer tours de 15 minutos alrededor de la isla. Nosotros no lo dudamos y nos montamos en esa palomita e
hicimos el tour. Fue espectacular
ver el tamaño de esta isla y lo bonita que se ve desde el aire. Despues manejamos por una hora y
caminamos 2Km para llegar al lago.
El atractivo de este lago es que tiene peces que se alimentan de piel
muerta; asi que apenas uno se mete al agua lo rodean varias docenas de peces
que lo empiezan a morder a uno por todo el cuerpo. Es una sensacion muy rara!
Despues manejamos hacia el
ferry y mientras menos pensamos el viaje a la Isla Fraser se habia
terminado. Fue una gran
experiencia, especialmente manejar en la arena y compartir un par de dias con
un excelente grupo de gente.
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On January 31 we woke up at
6:00am to get ready to go to Fraser Island. Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world,
followed by Stradbroke and Moreton islands; all of them in Australia.
The day started with some
instructions on how to drive on sand and what precautions to take while driving
on the beach.
We split into our groups,
got assigned the car we will be driving and packed out stuff. At 9:00am we started driving towards
the ferry that will take us across from Inskip point to Fraser Island. The ferry journey only takes around 15
minutes. We disembark in this
magnificent place and started driving along the beach; unfortunately it was
high tide so we had to take an inland road. After an hour or so of driving we stopped for lunch on the
beach. We then went to Lake
Mackenzie… one of the most beautiful places in the island. Lake Mackenzie has beautiful white sand
and rain water which makes it cristal clear. We spent over an hour there but we could have stayed a
couple of days enjoying this beautiful place.
On our way to camp we say a
Dingo, a wild dog found in Australia, which is believed to be descendent from
semi domesticated dogs from South East Asia.
In the evening we cooked
dinner together as per instructions given, had a few beers and went to the
beach to see the stars.
On February 1 we woke up at
7:00am to get ready for a second day of adventure in Fraser Island. First, we went to Champagne Pools, the
view of the beach is amazing. On our
walk to the rock pools we saw turtles and a small shark from the top of the
mountain.
We then went to Indian Head;
this place is absolutely beautiful.
Everything from the view of both beaches as well as all the wildlife in
the ocean you can see from the top makes this place amazing. We saw dolphins, rays, and several
schools of fish.
We then went to Eli
Creek. We spent over an hour in
this place enjoying the sping water that runs down from the middle of the
island to the ocean.
Later in the afternoon, in
our way to camp, we stopped at the Maheno wreck. A ship that was being taken to Japan but sank in Fraser
Island due to cyclone.
We arrived at camp and
cooked a steak dinner.
On February 2, because of
the tide, we had to wake up very early to be able to drive on the beach to
reach Wabby Lake. On our way to
Lake Wabby we came across the small airplanes that take people on a 15 minutes
aerial tour around Fraser Island.
We did not hesitate to jump in the plane and go for an aerial tour of
the island. It was amazing to see
how big and beautiful this place is.
We then drove for about one hour and then walked for around 2Km to reach
a nice fresh water lake. The
feature of this lake is the fish that eat dead skin; so we got in the water and
a few minutes later we were surrounded by fish bitting us all over. It is a weird feeling!
We then drove to the ferry
and before we knew it our trip to Fraser Island was over. It was a great experience, specially
driving on sand and sharing time with a great group of people.
Nuestro juguete para la Isla Fraser, Playa Rainbow, Queensland, Australia
Our Toy for Fraser Island, Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia
En el camino a tomar el Ferry para la Isla Fraser, Playa Rainbow, Queensland, Australia
On the way to take the Ferry for Fraser Island, Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia
En el camino a tomar el Ferry para la Isla Fraser, Punto Inskip, Queensland, Australia
On the way to take the Ferry for Fraser Island, Inskip Point, Queensland, Australia
En el Ferry para la Isla Fraser, Punto Inskip, Queensland, Australia
On the Ferry for Fraser Island, Inskip Point, Queensland, Australia
Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mckenzie, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Mckenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Dingo, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Dingo, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Jonesy Nuestro Guia, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Jones Our Tour Guide, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Piscinas Champagne, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Champagne Pools, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Piscinas Champagne, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Champagne Pools, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Piscinas Champagne, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Champagne Pools, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Punto Indian Head, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Indian Head, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Punto Indian Head, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Indian Head, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Punto Indian Head, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Indian Head, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Quebrada Eli, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Eli Creek, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Ruinas del Barco Maheno, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Maheno Wreck, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Ruinas del Barco Maheno, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Maheno Wreck, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Ruinas del Barco Maheno, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Maheno Wreck, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Ruinas del Barco Maheno, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Maheno Wreck, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Ruinas del Barco Maheno, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Maheno Wreck, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Campamento, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Campground, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Campamento, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Campground, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Cocinando en el Campamento, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Cooking in the Campground, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Viendo la Isla desde el Aire, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
View of the Island from the Air, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Mariposa, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Butterfly, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Dunas de Arena, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Sand Dunes, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Ruinas del Barco Maheno desde el Aire, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Maheno Wreck from the Air, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Marcela con el Piloto, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Marcela with the Pilot, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Wabby, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Wabby, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Lago Wabby, Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Lake Wabby, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Isla Fraser, Queensland, Australia
Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
